''Anthurium coriaceum'' is a species of plant in the genus ''
Anthurium'' native to southeast Brazil. A "bird's nest" type of Anthurium of the section
Pachyneurium, it grows either terrestrially or
epilithic
Lithophytes are plants that grow in or on rocks. They can be classified as either epilithic (or epipetric) or endolithic; epilithic lithophytes grow on the surfaces of rocks, while endolithic lithophytes grow in the crevices of rocks (and are also ...
ally in areas of seasonal dryness. It has erect leaves that feel like leather, which is where its scientific name derives from (
coriaceous meaning leathery).
References
coriaceum
Flora of Southeast Brazil
Plants described in 1839
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